Roundup: St. Louis Fed Approves Magna's Iowa Deal

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis approved Magna Group Inc.'s acquisition of Homeland Bankshares, Waterloo, Iowa.

The terms of the agreement stated that Magna would issue more than 5 million shares of common stock and $92 million in cash in exchange for all Homeland's outstanding shares of common stock.

The aggregate market value of the acquisition is about $235 million. Homeland shareholders are expected to vote on the transaction Jan. 21.

When the deal was announced Sept. 3, Homeland Bankshares had $1.2 billion of assets spread among 30 Iowa banking offices.

The transaction, which is scheduled to close in the first quarter, would increase Magna Group's assets to $6.6 billion. And Magna would operate a total of 136 banking offices in Illinois, Missouri, and Iowa.

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